Just DON'T do it.

What's the point of achieving your goals if you're miserable in the process?

A big part of my job as your mindset & movement coach is to help you get clear on what you do want. To set goals that excite you & generate their own motivation.

Like how over the last few emails we've worked through closing out 2023 & setting your New Year's intentions. (Haven't done so yet? Here's a guide to really get the juices flowing.)

The next part of my job is to push you to live in alignment with what it is you've said you want. It's me cheering you on when you're making progress, holding you accountable when you're not, & celebrating with you when you succeed.

So now that you've set your intentions for 2024, there's two lists you need to make:

1. what you're willing to do to make your intentions your reality

2. what you're NOT willing to do

Pull out a notebook & pen, and let's do this.

If you've set more than one intention for next year (which I highly encourage), pick the 3-5 most important to you. These will also be the most challenging. (Sorry, not sorry, that's the way it works.) And that's why this part of the process is so valuable.

At the top of the page, write your intention in one succinct phrase. For example, "release 25 pounds" or "save $10k."

Then, divide the page into two columns. Label one column "what I'm willing to do" and the other "what I'm NOT willing to do."

Then get busy writing.

Repeat as necessary.

The point of this exercise is two-fold. First, it gets you thinking about the specific actions you're going to take to realize your goal. Second, it ensures you're not miserable in the process.

Though don't get me wrong--you will absolutely be uncomfortable in the process of achieving what really matters to you. You just don't have to be miserable or sacrifice your values to get there.

For example, if your goal is to release weight, you might be willing to start going to the gym but you might be unwilling to count calories. Professionally speaking, I highly recommend this approach, but your path is up to YOU.

Your list of what you're unwilling to do should also include what you're no longer willing to tolerate. These are the habits, thoughts, & situations that have been keeping you where you are.

Following the above example, you might include "eat when I'm not hungry" or "have dinner in front of the television" under list #2.

As Elizabeth Gilbert so eloquently said, "I've never seen any life transformation that didn't begin with the person in question finally getting tired of their own bullsh*t."

So, being unwilling to tolerate what's no longer serving you. Be unwilling to be miserable in the pursuit of your goals. And be willing to do what you've said you'll do to get to where you want to be.

Do these three things, and you will be emphatically toasting your success next New Year's Eve.

With Fierce Love,

Chazz